Mitchell Hashimoto: Entire Companies Under ‘AI Psychosis’

Originally published on Hacker News — May 15, 2026

Summary

Mitchell Hashimoto, creator of Vagrant and Terraform, kicked off a massive Hacker News discussion (1928 points, 1100+ comments) arguing that entire companies are currently under “AI psychosis” — blindly adopting AI tools and workflows without critical evaluation of actual utility, cost, and ROI.

Key Points

• Hashimoto’s observation resonated deeply with developers, sparking one of the largest discussions on HN that week
• Commenters shared stories of rushed AI implementations, unrealistic executive expectations, and ignored infrastructure costs
• The discussion reflects growing developer skepticism toward AI hype in enterprise software development

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